Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)-Intertek Group plc

JPMorgan Securities Plc

08 June 2026

 

FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)

PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY

Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1.         KEY INFORMATION

(a) Name of exempt principal trader:	J.P. Morgan Securities Plc
(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:      Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree	Intertek Group plc
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:	Corporate broker to Intertek Group plc
(d) Date dealing undertaken:	05 June 2026
(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to this offer?      If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"	N/A

2.         DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), copy table 2(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

(a)        Purchases and sales

Class of relevant security	Purchases/ sales	Total number of securities	Highest price per unit paid/received	Lowest price per unit paid/received
1p ordinary	Purchase	428,146	54.6798 GBP	53.9607 GBP
	Sale	177,856	54.7000 GBP	53.9000 GBP

(b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. CFD	Nature of dealing e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position	Number of reference securities	Price per unit
1p ordinary	Equity Swap	Decrease Long	830	54.1708 GBP
			70	54.2041 GBP
			577	54.3058 GBP
			149	54.4196 GBP
			90	54.4383 GBP
			364	54.4643 GBP
			32	54.4952 GBP
			19	54.5525 GBP
			70	54.7046 GBP
		Decrease Short	68	54.0452 GBP
			111	54.0509 GBP
			190	54.1730 GBP
			11	54.1967 GBP
			84	54.2249 GBP
			21	54.4071 GBP
			1,151	54.5103 GBP
			606	54.5221 GBP
			4,320	54.5371 GBP
			577	54.5445 GBP
			46	54.5490 GBP
			8,751	54.5492 GBP
			503	54.5726 GBP
			4	54.5786 GBP
			2	54.5894 GBP
			1	54.5995 GBP
			3	54.6197 GBP
			30	54.6542 GBP
		Increase Long	722	54.2925 GBP
			908	54.4401 GBP
			18	54.5476 GBP
			246	54.5500 GBP
			3,556	54.5555 GBP
			450	54.6497 GBP
		Increase Short	30,000	54.0378 GBP
			104	54.0608 GBP
			5	54.1054 GBP
			16	54.1742 GBP
			184	54.2231 GBP
			411	54.2258 GBP
			58	54.2284 GBP
			5,827	54.2397 GBP
			199	54.2448 GBP
			3	54.2554 GBP
			627	54.2712 GBP
			34,010	54.2804 GBP
			125,000	54.2854 GBP
			7	54.3008 GBP
			2,677	54.3318 GBP
			1,783	54.3870 GBP
			257	54.4011 GBP
			6,684	54.4281 GBP
			8	54.4406 GBP
			333	54.4476 GBP
			22,148	54.4714 GBP
			280	54.4760 GBP
			1,087	54.4994 GBP
			949	54.5094 GBP
			28,112	54.5500 GBP
			3,688	54.5508 GBP
			5,448	54.5880 GBP
		Opening a long position	2,294	54.0473 GBP
			28	54.0484 GBP
			1,476	54.3066 GBP
			10,278	54.4745 GBP
	Opening a short position	3,125	54.5500 GBP
		220	54.5710 GBP
		42	54.6016 GBP
		5,400	54.6798 GBP

(c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. call option	Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.	Number of securities to which option relates	Exercise price per unit	Type e.g. American, European etc.	Expiry date	Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii)        Exercise

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. call option	Exercising/ exercised against	Number of securities	Exercise price per unit

(d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security	Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion	Details	Price per unit (if applicable)

3.         OTHER INFORMATION

(a)        Indemnity and other dealing arrangements

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer: Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included.  If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"

None

(b)        Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any other person relating to: (i)  the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or (ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced: If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"

None

Date of disclosure:	08 June 2026
Contact name:	Hetvi Shah
Telephone number:	44 2034 936359

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service. 

The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's dealing disclosure requirements on [phone].

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

 

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